BALTIMORE ARMOUR GIRLS TO COMPETE IN THE DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY FOR 2019-2020
The Development Academy is an initiative designed to accelerate the development of world-class players.
(Identification Nights will be released soon)
Baltimore Armour is proud to announce they will be participating in
the Girls Development Academy beginning in the 2019-2020 season. The
Baltimore Armour brand was created in 2015 with John Ellinger at the
helm and quickly became the top choice for male players in Maryland.
Comprised of leadership and resources from SAC & Pipeline, Baltimore
Armour’s sole objective was to build a world-class training
environment. Pipeline and SAC will continue to operate on the club level
while providing this tremendous resource for its players. Baltimore
Armour Girls will be run and operated by it’s existing Board of
Governance (Pipeline Soccer Club: Sean Rush (Baltimore Armour Girls
Director of Operations) & Santino Quaranta (Baltimore Armour Girls
Academy Director), SAC: Craig Blackburn (Executive Director) & John
Ellinger (Baltimore Armour Boys Academy Director). Each year the club
has grown creating a clear pathway of success both for individual
players, and collective teams. “We have worked very hard to create an
environment that is unmatched on the boys side, and fully expect to
duplicate this for our girls” said Santino Quaranta. “The academy system
and training environment is for players driven both on and off the
field.” We are thrilled with the opportunity to provide these young
women youth national team exposure and college pathways” added Quaranta.
Pipeline & SAC will continue to prosper and compete in the National
League, EDP, State Cups, and top national events. “The leadership at
both SAC and Pipeline are very confident this coordinated effort will
allow players and coaches from both clubs to grow at all levels” added
Sean Rush. “It’s a great honor for Baltimore Armour to be given the
opportunity to run the US Soccer Girl’s Developmental Academy in the
State of Maryland. The partnership of Pipeline SC and Soccer Association
of Columbia (SAC) has produced outstanding results on the boy’s side
and now gets the opportunity to produce similar results on the girl’s
side” said John Ellinger.
Read more about the Development Academy here and See ID days below:
Following a comprehensive review of elite player development in the
United States and around the world, U.S. Soccer created the Development
Academy in 2007. The Academy Program’s philosophy is based on increased
training, less total games, and more meaningful games using
international rules of competition. The Academy expanded programming to
include a Girls Development Academy in the Fall of 2017. The Academy has
197 total clubs between the boys and girls. The Academy Program focuses
on positively impacting everyday club environments to assist in
maximizing youth player development across the country. The Academy
values individual development of elite players over winning trophies and
titles. The Academy sets the standard for elite environments for youth
soccer clubs nationwide and is a part of U.S. Soccer’s global leadership
position in youth soccer that will impact thousands of players.
http://www.ussoccerda.com/girls-academy